Evidence, such as the original of a document, that by its nature does not suggest that better evidence is available.
Example sentencesExamples
- The panel acknowledge that in this respect they did not have primary evidence.
- I comment only that I do not find the distinction between primary evidence and corroboration helpful in this context.
- Whether this evidence was hearsay evidence or primary evidence depends on of what fact it is that the complaints were intended to be evidence.
- I advise you in the strongest terms, in the circumstances of this case, to guard against accepting hearsay evidence as primary evidence of fact.
- All other evidence is secondary to that primary evidence.